DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z May 10, 2025
SMOKE: Central-Eastern Canada/Midwest U.S... A widespread area of light-density smoke was observed drifting southeast from central Saskatchewan and Manitoba through Ontario, and across the northern U.S. Midwest, including the Dakotas, Minnesota, and portions of Wisconsin and Iowa. Several embedded areas of medium-density smoke were noted, particularly across the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Ontario. AEROSOL/SMOKE: South and Central Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America... An expansive area of light-density smoke and aerosols, attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources throughout central and southern Mexico was observed today extending across southern and eastern Mexico, the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s southern coastline, and the southern Gulf of America. YL THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE, TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG:http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg Smoke data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons Fire data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov